@acorange: "Can anyone help me find a source for a battery for an A31?  IBM says that 
since it is a discontinued model, they want almost $300 for one.  I've had 
terrible luck buying from some e-tailers who all have sold me batteries 
which list their manufacturer as only "PS", and which fail in a matter of 
months.
Thanks for any suggestions.
Chip"
    @acorange: "Thanks Phil.
Does the IBM battery health utility show the manufacturer as "PS" and the 
design capacity as 38Wh?
If so, that sounds like the same 3 batteries I've had fail on me in the past 
few months.
What does yours show as its cycle count and its current capacity (as opposed 
to the design capacity).  It has seemed to me that I would lose about 2 Wh 
each cycle in current capacity.  Not many cycles that way!! :(
Thanks.
Chip
"Phil Caine" <email_address> wrote in message 
news:QPCMd.467$<email_address>
<quote>"
    @acorange: "Thanks for the idea, but how would you know a "good" clone from a bad one? 
The times I've checked I've never come across a IBM brand battery that was 
new.
thanks.
Chip
"Larry Starr" <email_address> wrote in message 
news:VCDMd.9939$<email_address>
<quote>"
{'source': 'USENET', 'other_information': '{"reply_count": 2, "forum_name": "ibm.ibmpc.thinkpad.20140626.mbox"}', 'file': 'data/output/usenet-ibm.ibmpc.parquet'}